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I have loved folk art paintings since I was a child. I personally don't have any of these in my collection, since I like to collect pieces that I can relate to. The painting that has touched me the most features a sad little girl and is called A Letter From My Mother....

It's pretty funny to me that when we were growing up, she'd cry because she wasn't allowed to play football with the boys and I used to tease her relentlessly and pull her pigtails whenever I got the chance. I have a friend who collects these and I found one...

It was painted in 1988 by Reverend Howard Finster and is done in enamel. It's of a swamp house on a bayou and has a Louisiana feel to it. It's called Alligator Fisher and I'm thinking about getting because it reminds me of my cajun heritage, most of my family is...

I don't know whose smile is bigger, the one in the painting or the one on my face every time I look at it. One of my favorite paintings was done in 1962 by Bill Dodge. I personally don't have any of these...

If she could kick the ball they way she liked to kick me in the knee, I'd see to it she played for my team every time. Another painting that I admire is called Howard in 1944. It is done in vibrant colors...

Now we're very close. I'll find someone to give it to. There is a water scene that I really like painted in 1940. It was painted in 1988 by Reverend Howard Finster and is done in enamel. I spent a lot of time playing in my tree house, that the trees in the picture...